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 SQUARES & PUBLIC BUILDINGS
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 STREETS & PAVEMENTS
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 PARKS AND LANDSCAPE
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HÖWELER + YOON ARCHITECTURE |
BOSTON, USA, 2014 | |
| http://www.howeleryoon.com/work/48/swing-time | |
Swing Time is a temporary installation developed within the framework of the
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority’s urban renewal initiative. The installation
integrates energy generation and plays, demonstrating the relation between production
and consumption.
The urban playscape is composed of 18 welded polypropylene swings, which hang under
a customfabricated solar canopy. The swings are designed in three different sizes so that
the community can engage and play with Swing Time as individuals or in groups.
Swing Time uses solar energy harvested from a series of photovoltaic cells that translate
UV rays into electrical illumination.
Responsive in real-time to environmental conditions, the playscape’s illumination
corresponds to a daily accumulation of solar power, translating UV rays into a visual
register that indexes the abundance of solar energy.
Photovoltaic cells integrated into the canopy capture and store solar energy during
daylight hours. Through an automated system, the accumulated energy is distributed into
LED lights located on the swings.
Moreover, accelerometers installed within each swing directly respond to the acceleration
forces and tilt exerted by users.
When the swings are not moving, they emit soft White light, thanks to the energy
collected during the day.
As the swings increase in momentum from a static position, a microcontroller adjusts the
LED output through a gradient scale from white blue to purple.
The responsive elements of Swing Time invite users
to interact with the swings and with each other. The overall theme of Swing Time is to
entice people of all ages to engage in active public play. Public play creates a community
laboratory and raises awareness of energy consumption and production.
DIAGRAM OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
DAY VIEW
CONSTRUCTION PHASE
NIGHT VIEW
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PERMANENT
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PROTOTYPE
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